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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubdue
/səbˈduː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To conquer or bring under control by force.
"The army managed to subdue the rebellion in a few days."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the sense 'bring under control'): from Old French soubdure, from Latin subjugare 'to bring under the yoke' (altered by association with ducere 'to lead').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subdue" is said worldwide
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dompter
Transliteration: dompter
"Il a fallu dompter les rebelles."
unterdücken
Transliteration: unterdücken
"Sie versuchten, den Aufstand zu unterdücken."
domare
Transliteration: domare
"La polizia è riuscita a domare la rivolta."
subjugar
Transliteration: subjugar
"Lograron subjugar a las fuerzas enemigas."
subjugar
Transliteration: subjugar
"Eles conseguiram subjugar a rebelião."
वбы में करना
Transliteration: vash mein karna
Script: वश में करना
"सेना ने विद्रोहियों को वश में कर लिया।"
征服
Transliteration: zhēngfú
"军队成功征服了叛军。"
진압하다
Transliteration: jinaphada
"경찰이 폭동을 진압했다."
制圧する
Transliteration: seiatsu suru
"軍隊は反乱を制圧した。"
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